Charles Bridge is more than a way to get across the Vltava River. It’s also Prague’s non-stop public space. Day and night, there is something to do, watch, buy, or photograph. Connecting two important sections of Prague–the castle and...
Getty Villa: Ancient Archeology in Modern Malibu
Getty Villa astounds. Nestled in a canyon, right off California’s busy Pacific Coast Highway, in Malibu, and a stone’s throw from the surfers at the famous beach, it’s J. Paul Getty’s gift to anyone who appreciates architecture, art, or history....
Huntsville, Alabama: See the Rockets…and MORE!
Sure, go to Huntsville, Alabama for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Everyone does, for good reason. It’s a fabulous museum, showing off Huntsville as the birthplace of America’s space program. SO much cooler than being the “Watercress Capital...
Chicago Columbian Exposition Fair Foods We Still Love
Some of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition fair foods that rocked the world are still with us today. We take them for granted, but they caused a sensation among fairgoers. When I travel, I like to find foods that...
Montreal Expo ’67: Fashion Flashback
Montreal Expo ’67: Canada threw a “We’re 100!” birthday party and the world came, very well-dressed. McCord Museum, the small social history museum in Montreal, has a wonderful exhibit about fashion during the time of the Expo. I spent...
Visit a National Cemetery…Pay Your Respects
National Cemetery: Most people think of Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington D.C. A trip to the nation’s capital should, indeed, include the magnificent grounds of what was once Martha Washington’s grandson’s estate. More than 400,000 people are buried or...